Insect-destroyer.



APPLICATION; FILED DEC. 19. 1918.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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l To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it`5known that L'DANIEL D. SnrrrH, a citizen of the United States,residingl'at Valdosta, in the county of Lowndes, State of Georgia', haveinvented a new and useful Insect-Destroyer; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and eiact description of the invention,such as-will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved insect destroyer, and one of theobjects of the invention is to provide a simple,.eihcient and practicaldevice of this kind for destroying or exterminating insects, very often'prevalent around various crops, particularly such insects as bollweevils. li

In the growing of cotton the young fruit becomes stung by the insect orweevil, and when the fruit falls on the ground, the egg hatches a grubor small worm, which subsequentlybecomes converted into a weevil.

The fallen young fruit in the cotton growing districts is very oftencommonly: termed y squares. Therefore, a further ob]ect of the inventionis to provide an insect decontainers, constructed of suitable cloth orbagging or other material mounted upon the forward end of the machine.These containers may be saturated with the insecticide fluid, or containthe powder, and adapted to drag over the plants in front of the heatedrollers kor revoluble members for driving the weevil from the puncturedfruit or squares to the ground, whereby the heated rollers or revolublemembers may pass thereover, thereby scalding the grubs or weevils todeath.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby saidcontainers are adjustably supported.

A further object of the invention' is to provide yieldable means forsupporting the containers, so that the containers may vibrate,

et whereby the powder or duid maybe thor- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

Application filed December 19., 1918. Serial No. 267,441.

oughly distributed for driving yor smoking the punctured fruit orsquares.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hood for confining theheat adjacent the ground and to protect the fruit and plants from comingin contact with the heated rollers or revoluble members, as well aslpreventing the wind from affecting the flames from the blow lamps.

In practical fields the details of construc- Ation may necessitatealterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of pants ashereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and-claimed.

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' Figure lis a view in side elevation of the improved insect destroyerconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a rear View ofthe same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the destroyer.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line L -l of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially tothe drawings l designates an elongated beam,and 2 denotes a pair of shields, which extend laterally and downwardlyfrom and have their flanges 3 secured at 4 to the opposite faces of thebeam 1. These shields so arranged form a hood, as well as a frame, andtheir outer portions have downwardly extending flanges 5. Depending fromthe beam l is a bearing post 6, and 7 denotes a pair of rollers,constructed of any suitable material preferably metal. These rollershave their pintles 8 and 9 journaled in bearings in the depending post 6and the flanges 5 respectively,l so that when the frame is in motion theroller may traverse the soil in between the rows or plant-s. A V-shapedbracket 10 is secured at 11 to the under edge of the beam 1, and thelower ends of the arms of said bracket terminate in annular rings orbands 12, in which the blow lamps 13 are secured adjustably by the thumbscrews 14. These lamps have blow torches 15, the valves 16 of which areactuated by the handles 17, so as to control the fuel (which is ignitedat the outlet of the torches) as well as the flame, which is directedtoward and uponithe cylindrical surfaces of the revoluble rollers ormembers. These intensely heated rollers are designed to roll over thefallen squares or fruit of the cotton plant, which has been stang by theweevil and an egg deposited, so

as tol burn or scaldi the grub, or weevil to death. The arms oftheV-shaped bracket are reinforced by the braces 19, while the dependingpost 6 is reinforced by the braces 20. Rising upwardly from and securedto the beam l as at 21, are spring rods or *members 22, which havelaterally extending por'- tions- 23; The perpendicular parts of the rods22 are held in parallelismand: braced by' the loop 24, which is arrangedadjacent the lateral portions 231y The outer ends of the lateralportions (which. willt vibrateincident totheh vibrating of" the frame)terminate in sleeves 25 provided with set screws` 26. Rods27areheldadjustably in the sleeve25 byV said-'set screws. The lower endsof the rods 27 carryr suitable bands 28, which in turnfsupport thefabric containers 29. These containers may be constructed? of anysuitable-fabric preferablyr cloth or bagging, and may contain a suitableinsect powder, or may be saturated with suitable insecticide Huid, andladapted to pass over the top of the plantsdn. advance of the rollers,for driving grubs or weevils out of the plants' tov the ground, wherebythey may be burned or scalded by the heated rollers. The perpendicularparts of the rods 22 are reinforced by the braces 30. It is obviousthat, the containers may be adjusted` in different positions verticallyover the plants. Rising upwardly and extending rearwardly and' securedat 31 are handles 82, which arereinforcedby the V-shaped brace 33, thecrotch portion of which isseeured at 34 to the beam l, while the ends ofthe arms thereof are secured' at 35fto the handles. The forward end of.beam l has aconventional form of clevis 36, to, which an evener orequalizer of the dra-ft animals may be connected, whereby the'`destroyer may be drawn over the soil. The hoodis designedv for-thepurpose of conlining the heat to the ground, and preventing the heatfrom scorching the plants, at ther same time guarding the flames fromthe torches.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new andl useful.is

l'. InV an insect destroyer,the combination with a frameof heatgenerating means below andrcarried in the frame andadapted to traversethe soil between, the rows of plants, insecticide containers supportedover the rows of plants,U vibrating s upports on the frame,'andadjustable connections between the containers and the supports.

2. In anfinseetl destroyer, the combination with a frame, of means underthe frame for subjecting intense heat toward and for burniiig orscaldingthe weevils of the fallen fruit from the` plants, and adjustableevibrating insecticide containers supported on the frame over the rows'ofplants.

3. In an insect destroyer,.the combination with a.4 frame having meansfor burningf or scalding weevils of, the fallenfruit from, the plants,.of.. supports rising upwardly from and; connected to the frame; and:provided with` vibrating parts, insecticider containers totraverse overthe tops of. the plantsand adjustably supported-onsaid-vibratingparts.

In. anl insect destroyer, thezcombination with a frame havingahood'extending outf wardly from either sidenheated rollers jourl naledin'fthef-ramel and. t Ae hood andladapted to traverse. the soil` between therows of plants, for Vburning orscalding the weevils of the fallen fruitfrom,` the plants, and vizbrating insecticide means. supportedL on ltheframe for dragging over the. tops of the plants for driving or smoling,out the weevils.`

5. In an. insect destroyeiathe combination with` a frame havingshields,zone extending from. each side ofthe framethereby, form,- inga hood, ofrollers joiirnaleclin bearings ofthe frame andthe hood;V means for.subjecting .heat to the rollers,.thereby generatl ing sufficient heatyfor burning or. scalding weevilsy of the fallenf'fruit. fromA theplants, supportson they frame having laterally extending vibratingportions, insecticide containers vconstructed ofcloth fabric to traversethe tops of' the, plants, said containers havingperpendicular rods, andmeans for adjustably connecting the perpendicular rods to the lateralvibrating, portions, whereby the containers Ymay vibrate.

ln testimonyl whereof" I' have; signed` my name to thisspeciiicationinthe presence of two subscribing witnessesl v DANIELD; WitnessesCpvieaofthis patent may, be obtained'for--ve'cents each, byaddressingt-iie ".Uemniissicner'ort'ratents;

